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UNIT:		Africa- Grade 7 Social Studies
FOCUS: Enduring Understanding or Essential Question		What factors make a country a favorable place to develop an industry? Daily Objectives: Day 1- Students will demonstrate an understanding of commodities, trade, population. Day 2- Students will research and collect data for a selected African country. Day 3-Students will research and collect data for a selected African country. Day 4-Students will analyze research results and make changes as necessary. Day 5- Students will use their research results and make changes as necessary .Day 6-Students will use their research results and make changes as necessary. Day 7- Presentation Days DaysDay 8- Presentation Days
Differentiation Strategies		The team members' tasks and questions have been created to accommodate degrees of ability. Commodities Specialist --easiest level Trade Specialist -- moderate level Population Specialist --most difficult level Range of sources at different reading levels. Variety of products and learning styles. Graphic organizers for notetaking. Group based activities.
AVID Strategies		Questions to promote higher level thinking. Collaborative activities. Constructed responses and notetaking.
MSDE Voluntary State Curriculum: Social Studies Standards/Core Learning Goals		A1. Explain that people must make choices because resources are limited relative to wants for goods and services in the world today. A2. Describe how scarcity of natural, human and capital resources affects economic choices producers and consumers make in the world today.
BCPS Social Studies Curriculum Indicators		Examine the economic development of selected African nations in order to analyze impacts of technology and resource use on economic growth
National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies		Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of interactions among individuals, groups, and institutions.
National Information LIteracy Content Standards (ALA)		Standard 1: The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively. Standard 2: The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently. Standard 3: The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.
National Technology Education Standards for Students (ISTE)		Standard 3: Technology productivity tools Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity. Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.Standard 4: Technology communications tools Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences. Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.Standard 5: Technology research tools Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources. Students use technology tools to process data and report results.Standard 6: Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions.

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